Psalms 64

1 For the music director. A psalm of David. God, please listen to my complaint. Protect me because my enemies scare me.

To the Chief Musician. A Melody of David. Hear, O God, my voice when I complain, From dread peril by the foe, wilt thou guard my life.

2 Shelter me from the plots of the wicked, from this evil mob.

Wilt thou hide me, From the conclave of evil-doers, From the crowd of workers of iniquity.

3 What they say cuts like swords; they fire off poisonous words like arrows.

Who have sharpened, like a sword, their tongue, Have made ready their arrow—a bitter word;

4 They shoot from their hiding places at innocent people—doing this without warning, not afraid of being caught.

To shoot, in secret places, at the blameless one, Suddenly they shoot at him, and fear not.

5 They encourage one another to do evil, planning how to secretly trap people, telling themselves, “Nobody will notice.”

They strengthen for them a wicked word, They talk of hiding snares, They have said, Who can see them?

6 They plot wicked things. “What a great plan we've created!” they say. There are no limits to the depths to which human minds and thoughts can sink.

They devise perverse things, They have completed the device well devised, Both the intent of each one, and the mind, are unsearchable.

7 But God will shoot them with arrows; all of a sudden they will be wounded.

Once let God have shot at them an arrow, Suddenly have appeared their own wounds!

8 What they themselves say will trip them up; people who see them will mock them, shaking their heads at them.

When they were to have ruined another, their tongue smote themselves, All who observe them take flight.

9 Then everyone will be frightened. They will say that this is the work of God, and they will think about what he has done.

Therefore have all men feared, —And have told the doing of God, And, his work, have considered.

10 Those who are right with the Lord will be happy in him, they will go to him for protection. Those who live right will praise him.

The righteous man shall rejoice in Yahweh, and seek refuge in him, Then shall glory—all who are upright in heart.